2013 Digital Pharma Seminar

By Team VIVA! | March 28, 2013 |

Thanks to everyone who attended, presented and supported our 2013 Digital Pharma Seminar, held in Sydney yesterday. Our annual seminar, which we co-host with Princeton Digital, drew a crowd of more than 100 people with an interest in digital health communication. The seminar – now in its second year – welcomed delegates from various health…

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VIVA! turns purple for epilepsy

By Team VIVA! | March 26, 2013

Today marks Purple Day – a global epilepsy awareness initiative – and in support of patients living with, and affected by, epilepsy, Team VIVA! proudly donned purple for the cause. Throughout March, VIVA! has teamed with epilepsy patient support associations nation-wide to heighten awareness and understanding of epilepsy in the lead up to Purple Day…

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Team VIVA! shedding light on epilepsy

By Team VIVA! | March 20, 2013

In 2011, Team VIVA! was given the opportunity to work with the Australian epilepsy patient support associations to help raise awareness of this often stigmatised brain disorder. We heard from the associations about their tireless efforts to raise the profile of epilepsy in Australia, and we listened intently as they expressed their concerns for the…

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Unmasking epilepsy stigma – a patient and carer perspective

By Team VIVA! | March 19, 2013 |

This Epilepsy Awareness Month (March), Team VIVA! has been busy working with patient support associations nation-wide to help unmask the stigma and discrimination associated with the country’s most common, chronic brain disorder, affecting more than 220,000 Aussies.   Earlier today,  we released new research revealing almost 1-in-2 Aussies living with the condition experience some form of unfair…

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